{"id":522,"date":"2022-08-05T14:40:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T14:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/uncategorized\/discussion-chat\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T15:16:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T15:16:33","password":"","slug":"discussion-chat","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/hc\/discussion-chat\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion Chat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h_01F0B43K0MBWPS7GKVHKJD1ZTH\">About the Discussion Chat<\/h2><p>The discussion chat is an optional feature in discussions which offers a convenient place for all participants to talk about the discussion. It&rsquo;s a good place for:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Planning the discussion <\/strong>with your group, such as when you are considering adding new branches and are unsure where they would be best located.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Considering structural changes<\/strong> to your discussion, which can sometimes be necessary as a discussion develops.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Coordinating workload<\/strong>, such as which sections of the discussion individual users would prefer to work on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sharing useful resources <\/strong>that you think may benefit others collaborating in the discussion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Asking questions<\/strong> about the assignment and goal of the discussion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>General chat <\/strong>&mdash; sharing interesting links related to the topic, talking about interesting aspects of the topic, or thanking others for their efforts!<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enabling\/Disabling the Discussion Chat<\/h2><p>The discussion chat is <strong>disabled by default<\/strong>. To enable the discussion chat, or disable it after enabling it:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-4482\" style=\"width: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/Settings.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>Settings icon<\/strong> in a discussion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the &lsquo;<strong>Discussion Options<\/strong>&rsquo; section and check\/uncheck the &lsquo;<strong>Enable discussion chat&rsquo; <\/strong>option as desired.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h_01F0B43PZ2DQQJBAS466A74JMP\">Using the Discussion Chat<\/h2><p>The discussion chat can be opened and closed by clicking the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-3577\" style=\"width: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/chat.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>Chat <\/strong>icon<strong> <\/strong>at the top-right of a discussion, located to the left of your profile avatar.<\/p><p><strong>Sending Messages<\/strong><\/p><section class=\"kialo-callout note\">\n    <div class=\"callout-icon-wrapper\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/themes\/wp-helpcenter-theme\/assets\/icons\/book.svg\" alt=\"note\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"callout-icon\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"callout-content\">\n        <em>Note:<\/em>\n\t\t<p>You must have the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/articles\/360034742352\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">Writer role<\/a> or higher to send messages in the chat. The discussion chat can be seen by all participants in a discussion.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><p>To send a message:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Type your message in the text box located at the bottom of the chat window.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press <strong>Enter<\/strong> on your keyboard or click the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-3741\" style=\"width: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/send-message.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>Send Message<\/strong> icon to send the message.<\/li>\n<\/ol><p>As with <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/commenting-on-a-claim\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"536\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">commenting on claims<\/a>, you can drag a claim into the text box to link to it in your message, or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/mentioning-other-participants\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"538\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">mention another participant<\/a> by typing <strong>@<\/strong> followed by their username.<\/p><p><strong>Editing or Deleting Messages<\/strong><\/p><section class=\"kialo-callout note\">\n    <div class=\"callout-icon-wrapper\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/themes\/wp-helpcenter-theme\/assets\/icons\/book.svg\" alt=\"note\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"callout-icon\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"callout-content\">\n        <em>Note:<\/em>\n\t\t<p>You must have the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/articles\/360034742352\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">Writer role<\/a> or higher to edit or delete your own messages, or the Admin role to delete another user&rsquo;s messages.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><p>If you want to edit or delete a chat message after sending it:&nbsp;<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-3703\" style=\"width: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/contextual-menu.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>Menu <\/strong>icon to the bottom-right of your message.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Either edit the chat message by clicking the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"wp-image-3553\" style=\"width: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/edit.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>Edit <\/strong>icon, or delete it by clicking the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"wp-image-3549\" style=\"width: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/delete-1.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>Delete <\/strong>icon.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol><p><strong>Viewing Online Participants<\/strong><\/p><p>The chat can show you which participants are currently viewing a discussion. Near the top of the chat window, the avatars of all users currently active in the discussion is displayed &mdash; click this to open the <strong>Online Participants<\/strong> window where usernames will appear next to their avatars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Discussion ChatThe discussion chat is an optional feature in discussions which offers a convenient place for all participants to talk about the discussion. It&rsquo;s a good place for:Enabling\/Disabling the Discussion ChatThe discussion chat is disabled by default. To enable the discussion chat, or disable it after enabling it:Using the Discussion ChatThe discussion chat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_doc_category":0,"wds_primary_doc_tag":0,"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[56],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-522","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-navigating-a-discussion"],"acf":{"zendesk_id":"360036343852"},"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":376,"total_views":"718","reactions":{"happy":"1","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"jenkins","author_nicename":"jenkins","author_url":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/author\/jenkins\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Navigating a Discussion","term_url":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/hc\/sections\/navigating-a-discussion\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/522\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=522"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}